Applied Dna Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:APDN) has a beta value of 0.37 and has seen 6.2 million shares traded in the last trading session. The company, currently valued at $11.78M, closed the last trade at $0.24 per share which meant it gained $0.01 on the day or 3.89% during that session. The APDN stock price is -5900.0% off its 52-week high price of $14.40 and 50.0% above the 52-week low of $0.12. If we look at the company’s 10-day average daily trading volume, we find that it stood at 6.27 million shares traded. The 3-month trading volume is 6.03 million shares.
The consensus among analysts is that Applied Dna Sciences Inc (APDN) is Buy stock at the moment, with a recommendation rating of 3.00. 0 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, while 0 rate it as Overweight. 0 out of 1 have rated it as a Hold, with 1 advising it as a Buy. 0 have rated the stock as Underweight.
Applied Dna Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:APDN) trade information
Sporting 3.89% in the green in last session, the stock has traded in the green over the last five days, with the highest price hit on recent trading when the APDN stock price touched $0.24 or saw a rise of 5.66%. Year-to-date, Applied Dna Sciences Inc shares have moved 17.84%, while the 5-day performance has seen it change 33.56%. Over the past 30 days, the shares of Applied Dna Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:APDN) have changed 30.02%. Short interest in the company has seen 1.77 million shares shorted with days to cover at 0.47.
Wall Street analysts have a consensus price target for the stock at $1.5, which means that the shares’ value could jump 84.0% from current levels. The projected low price target is $1.5 while the price target rests at a high of $1.5. In that case, then, we find that the current price level is -525.0% off the targeted high while a plunge would see the stock gain -525.0% from current levels.
Applied Dna Sciences Inc (APDN) estimates and forecasts
Figures show that Applied Dna Sciences Inc shares have outperformed across the wider relevant industry. The company’s shares have lost -43.50% over the past 6 months, with this year growth rate of 52.20%, compared to 13.70% for the industry.
If we evaluate the company’s growth over the last 5-year and for the next 5-year period, we find that annual earnings growth was 60.68% over the past 5 years.
APDN Dividends
Applied Dna Sciences Inc is expected to release its next earnings report in February this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the company’s debt issue.
Applied Dna Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:APDN)’s Major holders
Insiders own 20.98% of the company shares, while shares held by institutions stand at 25.01% with a share float percentage of 31.66%. Investors are also buoyed by the number of investors in a company, with Applied Dna Sciences Inc having a total of 26.0 institutions that hold shares in the company. The top two institutional holders are MATHER GROUP, LLC. with over 700.0 shares worth more than $287.0. As of 2024-06-30, MATHER GROUP, LLC. held 0.0803% of shares outstanding.
